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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL, 



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Whitehaven ,. ,. 



Wishaw nnd Coltnesg .. .. 



York ttud North Midland .. 



„ (Hull and Selby) .. 



., „ (Wiiltby and Pickering) 



York and Newcastle 



„ „ (Gl. North of Eniiland) 



„ „ (Newcastle & Unrlingtoo) 



„ „ (Newcastle & N. Shields) 



„ I, (Durham & Sunderland) 



„ „ (Pontop &S. Shields) 



„ n (Uartlepool) 



* iJalf-year. 



The total tonnage in each year was as follows : — 



1844 1845 1841) 1847 



9,82:!,533 12,522,976 15,871,179 10,699,382 



The following shows the distribution of the traffic in 1847, in 

 tons : — 



t Estimated Amount, 



Total .. 10,099,382 tons 

 To show how small this traffic is relatively to the total carried, 



the following items in the consumption of the people of this island, 



in tons, may be noted : — 



Corn.. .. .. 3,000,000 



Potatoes .. .. 3,000,000 



Sugar .. .. 300,000 



Tea, Coffee, and Tobacco .. 50,000 



Malt.. .. .. 400,000 



Spirits .. .. 100,000 



Paper .. .. 40.000 



Soap.. .. .. 90,000 



Candles .. .. 100,000 



Cotton Goods .. .. 250.000 



Woollens .. .. 100,000 



Linens .. .. 100,000 



Iron .. .. .. 1,600,000 



Glass .. .. 40,000 



Coals .. .. 30,000,000 



Salt .. .. .. 650.000 



Timber .. .. 2,000,000 



Total .. 41,720,000 tons 

 This enumeration of 41,720,000 tons is under the mark, and only 

 gives the total consumption of this island, reclconing the articles 

 as only carried one way, and not including many articles of agri- 

 cultural produce, — manures, leather (60,000), fish, .stone, lead, 

 copper, earthenware, oil (00,000), fruits, &c. ; bark, 50,000 ; dye- 

 stuifs, 70,000 ; hemp, 50,000 ; cabinet woods, 30,000 ; rice, 20,000 ; 

 tar, 20,000 ; turpentine, 20,000 ; &c. The railways at present do 

 not carry more than a fourth of the traffic of the country, if so 

 much. 



The largest tonnages in 1847 were the following !• — 

 York and Newcastle .. 2,700,593 



Ballocliney .. .. 1,740,339 



Midland .. .. 1,449,215 



London and North- Western . . 1 ,4 1 1 ,080 

 Storkton and Darlington .. 1,127,058 



Wisbaw and Coltness .. 924,424 



Lancashire and Yorkshire .. 763,016 



Leeds and Tliitsk .. .. 610,235 



North Union .. .. 548,813 



The total receipts for minerals and goods in 1817 were 2,600,000/., 

 of which for minerals 750,000/. 



No. XXVL— AVERAGE R.ATE AND MILEAGE. 



It is of some importance for engineers to know the average dis- 

 tance that each class of produce is carried, and the average receipt, 

 which are far below what is believed. 



Passengers. — The average mileage of all the passengers in 1847 was 16 

 miles,* and the average receipt 2,s. The average receipt on the London and 

 North-Western is 4s.; Great Western, 4s. 9rf. ; Midland, 2s. 7rf. ; SiuUh- 

 Eastern, Is. dd. ; Brighton, 2s. id. ; Eastern Counties, 3». ; South-Western, 

 3«. ; and Lancashire and Yoikshire, Is. 4d. 



Beasts. — The average receipt for beasts on the London and North- West- 

 ern is i2d., miles 57 ; Eastern Counties, did., miles 75; Great Western, Zid., 

 miles 45. 



Sheep. — London and North-Western, 10(f. 70 miles; Eastern Counties, 9d. 

 75 miles ; Great Western, 10(i. G6 miles. 



Swine. — London and North-Western, 18(2. 120 miles ; Eastern Counties, 

 6d. 58 miles ; Great Western, I2d. 75 miles. 



Coa/s. — York and Newcastle, IGd. ; Stockton and Darlington, ISd. ; Mid- 

 land, 27d. ; London and North-Western, 20c7. 



Ironstone. — Ballochney, 9rf. ; Taff Vale, 28(f., 25 miles. 



Limestone and Lime. — Midland, 22(2. ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 20(/. 16 

 miles ; York and North Midland, 14(2. 9 miles. 



Building Stone.— \mV and North Midland, 24</. 24 miles ; Midland, 20(2. ; 

 Newcastle and Carlisle, 22(2. 



Sand. — Bodmin and Wadehridge, 24(2. 8 miles. 



fisA.— York and Newcastle, 21«. 50 miles; Norfolk, 13s. 68 miles 

 Whithy and Pickering, 9s. 25 miles. 



Parcels. — Average of enumerated lines, 3'9(2. 



Horses. — Average of all lines, 16s. — Carriages, ditto, 25s. 



No. XXVIL— HORSE TRAFFIC. 



The total number of horses carried in 1847 was 99,405, and the 

 total receipts 80,216/. 



Tiie greatest horse traffics are the following : — 



Horses. £. 



Loudon and North-Western . . 27,715 22,890 



Great Western .. .. 11,785 12,788 



Midland .. .. 12,373 11,794 



Eastern Counties . . .. 8,155 6,084 



Brighton .. .. 6,558 4,901 



York and North Midland .. 5,813 2,613 



South-Western .. .. 5,447 4,335 



South-Eastern .. .. 3,782 3,576 



York and Newcastle .. 3,456 



The charge for horses per mile is, London and North-Western, 



3d. ; Great Western, 5-4(2. ; Midland, 4'25(/. ; Eastern Counties, 



3-6(2. 



Many day-tickets are taken out for horses on tlie London and 



North-Western and otiier lines, by persons going out Imuting. 



No. XXVIIL— CARRIAGE TRAFFIC. 



The total number of carriages in 1847 was 41,135, and the total 

 receipts 51,733/. The greatest traffics are as follows ; — 



Caniages. £. 



London and North-Western .. 8,790 12,785 



Great Western .. .. 5,842 9,452 



Midland .. .. 4,775 6,892 



Eastern Counties.. .. 3,266 3,747 



Brighton .. .. 3,040 3,220 



South-Western .. .. 2,904 3,285 



South-Eastern .. .. 2,458 4,520 



The average charge per mile is, on the London and North- 

 Western, 4(2.; on the Great '^Vestern and Midland, 6(2. 



No. XXIX.— DOG TRAFFIC. 



Dogs are enumerated only in a few, returns. Tlie a\'erage rate 



fier mile is ^d. The number carried in 1S47 on the South Devon 

 ine was 1,086, 342. ; on the JMaryport and Carlisle 336, 512. ; and 

 on the Whitehaven, 230. 



No. XXX.— CARRYING-STOCK. 



Tlie following is an enumeration of the c4irrying-stock of the 

 London and North-Western Railway in 1848, suitable for special 

 traffic : — Horse boxes, 210 (horses carried, 27,715) ; carriage 

 trucks, 217 (carried 8,790) ; bullion vans, 9 ; post offices, 8 ; ditto 

 tenders, 13 ; milk trucks (north division), 2 ; convict van, 1 ; cat- 

 tle wagons, 495 (cattle, 161,171); slieep wagons, 117 (sheep car- 

 ried, 399,998) ; coal wagons, 653 (440,000 tons) ; timber trucks, 

 12 ; powder magazines, 4 ; iron trolleys, 4. 



No. XXXI.— MANCHESTER AND SHEFFIELD. 



The following, communicated by the kindness of Mr. Meadows, 

 secretary of the company, gives some particulars as to the traffic 

 of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway : — 



* See a valuable paper by Mr. V/yudliam Hanling, read befoie the British Association, 

 at Swansea, uud since re-publ;ahed. 



